Stories tagged: "early childhood education"

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Family Your Guide to Free and Low-Cost Summer Camps in the Valley

Make sure to bookmark this page! Additional activities from all across the Valley for kids of all ages will be added throughout the summer.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner May 5, 2022 1:25 pm MST
Family Photo courtesy Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department​
Family Your Guide to Free and Low-Cost Summer Camps in the Valley

Make sure to bookmark this page! Additional activities from all across the Valley for kids of all ages will be added throughout the summer.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner May 4, 2022 9:16 am MST
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Business Arizona Tech Entrepreneur Talks About Building the Future of STEM

The Copper Courier spoke with Bukola Somide about her growing list of innovative inventions that aim to create more equitable access to science education.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner April 11, 2022 11:13 am MST
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Education Democrat Running for Arizona Governor Proposes Free pre-K

The proposal would reverse a Ducey-era tax cut for the wealthy to fund free preschool for 600,000 children per year.

Associated Press Associated Press March 15, 2022 6:35 am MST
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Culture Phoenix-based ‘Sesame Street’ Puppeteer Takes Show on the Road

Stacey Gordon is retrofitting an ice cream truck into a mobile puppet theater—and could be driving to a street near you!

Rob Winder Rob Winder July 8, 2021 8:26 am MST

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Arizona Head Start Was Left Out of Republican Relief Bill. 21,000 Arizona Kids Rely on the Program.

More than 21,500 children participated in Arizona's Head Start programs last year, including nearly 1,000 children experiencing homelessness.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner August 14, 2020 2:54 pm MST
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Arizona Childcare Centers Prepare For More Kids As Arizona Parents Go Back to Work

Childcare centers are quickly reopening locations they shuttered during the pandemic to accommodate families who are heading back to work.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner May 15, 2020 5:46 pm MST